Nino Panino's

IT'S SHUTDOWN.  Walked past there this afternoon and noticed them moving out all the tables and equipment.  One quick call to the number on their site and young lady mentioned that the location was shutdown.

You would think there would be better options in the Union Station food court to grab a sandwich, but its kind of like Communist Russia; Options are limited.  There's Pizza Hut (super greasy), Burrito Beach (a questionable shrimp experience that won't make me a repeat customer), Chinese, Gold Coast Dogs, Corner Bakery, Mickey D's and of course, Nino Panino's.  

Nothing original here, folks.  Just your standard sub and sammy shop.  The ingredients are fresh, you can get your sub toasted, which is cool and they have a few soup options every day.

I'm deducting a few stars for the following reasons:
1. It takes FOREVER to get your toasted sandwich.
2. Kind of pricey.  I paid $8 for a sandwich and a cup of soup.
3. Nino Panino's has an annoying trait of putting onions on my sub when I specifically request no onions.  Hmmm... a consipracy perhaps?
4. I realize that this in no way controllable, but no diet Coke.  Only Pepsi products.  Boo!

Its nice to see a local place amid all the chain options at Union Station.  As far as sub shops go, I thought Nino's was average.  Good, but not great.  I ordered a caprese with prosciutto.  I thought that was a great idea.  The basil and veggies were all fresh, but the Prosciutto was just barely detectable.  Definitely better than the chains, but not as good as some of the other local sub places.